Since entering the race in December, Hinchey has raised a total of $29,665. She has $11,924 in cash on hand and has received $5,920 in contributions since the primary.

For those familiar with city politics, Hinchey’s list of contributors is full of recognizable names: Current Alderman Tucker Braddock Jr., Board of Education Chairwoman Yvette Jacaruso, former state Rep. Tom Reynolds and Norwich Public Utilities Commission Chairman James Sullivan all gave between $50 and $100.

Since March 15, Hinchey has made 13 payments of at least $1,000 to The Vinci Group, a Manchester-based political consulting firm co-owned by state Rep. Geoff Luxenberg, D-Manchester, and Michael Farina, a senior lector of Italian at Yale University. She’s spent more than $24,465 for their services over that time.

Hinchey said the firm has been a valuable asset, helping her reach voters and pinpoint issues of concern to them.

“In no way is The Vinci Group campaigning for me. I’m doing the legwork, but they’ve helped me reach people that normally I wouldn’t reach,” Hinchey said. “I’ve got a full-time job and (am) still trying to take care of city business.”

Nystrom, who is running for a second term, has drawn from his past experience in the General Assembly as the city’s top economic development official to find campaign donors.

Nystrom has brought in $4,570 in contributions and has $3,787 on hand, putting him ahead of Russell’s $662 available cash and $2,030 in contributions. Nystrom also loaned his campaign $2,250 on Aug. 13, according to financial statements.

Stonington resident and former Congressman Robert Simmons, a Republican, contributed $100 to Nystrom because he believes the mayor is steering the city toward economic success.

“He’s a regular guy who works for UPS and understands the hopes and needs of regular, middle-class families, and I think he’s done an outstanding job working in a bipartisan fashion to bring dollars and development to Norwich,” said Simmons, who served in Congress from 2001 through 2007 and kept an office in Norwich. His daughter is also a Norwich Free Academy graduate.

Russell, who has embraced his status as an outsider to the Norwich political scene, has seen much of his money come from donors well outside the city. That includes $250 from Support Athiest Candidates, a Fairfax, Va.-based political action committee headed up by Ellen Johnson, who served a president of American Athiests from 1995 through 2008.

Vincent Arguimbeau III, of Darien, gave $100 to Russell. He’s a partner at Greenwich-based Arguimbeau and Co., a marketing firm.

Arguimbeau, who is a Libertarian, said he was contacted by Russell’s campaign and was happy to support Russel’s bid for mayor.

“I made the contribution purely because he’s a Libertarian who asked me,” Arguimbeau said. “I wish the party well.”

In addition to bringing dollars in from a broad base, the candidates have spent it in interesting ways as well, filings show.

With $406 in outstanding expenses and $2,946 spent overall, much of Nystrom’s money has been spent on promotional materials such as campaign signs and brochures. But his camp also paid Lincoln re-enactor Lewis Dube $200 to appear as the renowned president during a Sept. 21 fundraiser.

Russell has spent $1,467 in his quest for the city’s top job, including $565 at the Norwich Staples on Aug. 28 for 7,000 photocopies of campaign literature.

To date, Hinchey has spent $24,812 running for mayor, including $11,956 in post-primary expenses.